Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories

  • southsamurai
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    -14 days ago

    Some advice.

    Any time you find yourself thinking the phrase “you people”, stop. Stop, take some deep breaths and consider not actually saying it.

    Nobody that has ever used that phrase has done so from a healthy place.

    • @CrayonRosary
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      14 days ago

      “You People”: People who just want to shit on everything so they can commiserate with others doing the same. People who spin good news negatively just so they don’t have to agree with a positive action from a company they hate.

      There, did I define “you people” well enough?

      • southsamurai
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        14 days ago

        Didn’t ask you to define it.

        I’m saying that once you start thinking it, you’re in an unhealthy place and should take a few steps back for your own benefit…

        Besides, it’s such a common thing that anyone running across it is just going to ignore anything after it because it’s never worth doing so, it’s just a rant, and often a strawman rant. Well unless it’s being used in a bigoted context, which issue the case here, though it is still the case that it’s a blind anger that only serves to dehumanize the “you people” while allowing the person using it to both feel superior and have a reason to reject anything else “you people” say.

        • @CrayonRosary
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          04 days ago

          You’re such a hypocrite. Your words here are such a stark contrast from your original comment. You are not the better person in this conversation. Stop trying to pretend you are.

          • southsamurai
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            14 days ago

            See? There you go, doing exactly what the kind of thinking that leads to “you people” does.

            Your other comment said you didn’t ask for my advice. That’s true.

            However, you’re the one that rolled up to a comment and ranted about your pet peeve. Which, this is the internet, so it happens.

            Then you complain about me framing my response as advice instead of just telling you to fuck off, our insult you, or whatever. Then, when I remain neutral-to-assertive in my language, you start throwing insults directly, and straw man me as assuming I’m the “better” person.

            If you feel lesser than me, that is on you. I would recommend that if you don’t want people objecting to your words that you either don’t respond to other people or choose your words more carefully.

            I’m not pretending anything. I’m a human being sitting here talking to another human being, a rude one, that engaged with me by their own choice. So far, I haven’t even gotten annoyed (mainly because this exact kind of exchange happens regularly online, it’s almost a meme it’s so common out there), but you’re increasing your degree of venom.

            Do what you will with that; once I get bored, I’ll bugger off and ignore or block you depending on how nasty you get.

            • @CrayonRosary
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              04 days ago

              Too long, didn’t read. And blocked.

              • southsamurai
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                13 days ago

                I mean, okay, sure, whatever.

                Just be aware that when you block someone, they can’t get your response, it doesn’t show up for them. So, you now, kinda pointless